Show WAR If READY RAUf f FO R RA A II N Jenkins Case Cas Stresses Relations B Be B- Between tween U. U S. S and Mexico Mexico Mexico Mex Mex- ico Reply I Is Awaited A I i rr I Nov 26 WASHING W The n J i o oe e v ca s' s s th the pr siU s F cabinet r ragain again this morning The strained I relations between the tile United St States tes and Mexico occasioned by the I William O. O Jenkins case is causing the serious consideration of official Washington and In the event of an I unfavorable turn of events in Mexico City the state war and naY navy departments departments departments depart depart- I ments are prepared to deal with any emergency The state department still had re receIved received received re- re no reply to Its note to the Carranza government demanding the Immediate release of Jenkins consular agent at Puebla held i in n prison on the char charge of ot collusion with bandits who him and held him for ransom In official l' l circles there is a feeling of indignation over the treatment of the consular agent and full fun pressure was expected to o be brought against the Carranza government In demandIng demandIng demanding demand- demand Ing satisfaction TESTIMONY TURNED DOWN Refusal of the Judge considering the Jenkins case to hear the testimony of three perso persons from Center Lucia who declared untrue the report circulated by Mexican officials that Jenkins had been seen there with Federico Cordova Cordova Cor Cor- dova the rebel lebel leader who h him lmh has as tree create da feeling of hostility among the people of Puebla according I to El EI Universal of Mexico City a copy of which was received today in Washington The newspaper says the Jenkins case is becoming daily more complicated complicated com com- that public opinion is divided an the silence of the judicial au authorities has greatly contributed to the tho dissatisfied sentiment among the I people I It It also says that all the Information given out by the court for publication Is contradictory to the evidence given I by Jenkins under oathEl oath oath- El Universal says its correspondent talked with the peons from JenkIns JenkIns' I hacienda an and others arrested by the secret police e and all of them said the I judge jude of f th the first Instance at AtlIxco and the police inspector of Puebla had exercised pressure on Ignacio Justo Juan Salazar and Rosendo to make male statements against Jenkins Jen Jep- I I kins kinos but that the three men Insisted Jenkins was never at Santa Lucia with Cord Corda a aI RIGHTS VIOLATED I The decision of the jud judge e not t to admit this evidence was considered I by Jenkins as a violation of his constitutional constitutional con con- rights and he asked a writ of the supreme court which would automatically have set him free but so far as known this application was not granted El EI Universal says public Indignation was expressed at the detention of Florentine Florentino an of Jenkins who was known in Puebla as as asan an inoffensive old Indian Because I of ot this public feeling the paper adds I the court sentenced to five da days days' s imprisonment for an un alleged allEge In Infraction Infraction infraction In- In fraction of police pollee regulations but It appeared that the sentence was Imposed imposed imposed Im im- im- im posed because the police pollee inspector desired to pr present sent the Indian before the court to testify a against Jenkins Ills His evidence was finally taken in secret |